ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,112, issued on March 3, was assigned to Jack W. Horn (Thornton, Colo.).
"Discrete soil sampler" was invented by Jack Horn (Thornton, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example discrete soil sampler includes a sample core barrel and a soil cutting shoe connected to the driving end of the sample core barrel. The example discrete soil sampler also includes a collection tube attached to the second end of the soil cutting shoe for inserting into the cylinder body of the sample core barrel when the soil cutting shoe is attached to the driving end of the sample core barrel. The example discrete soil sampler also includes a sample drive...